Setup guide

Setting Up the Nearchive Base Server

10. As the DOS level BIOS screen presents the second 3ware host bus adapter (HBA) with

four drives, press the Alt and 3 keys simultaneously. The 3ware BIOS screen appears

with the warning “The RAID process will overwrite any data on the drives you are

RAIDing.”

11. Repeat steps 3 through 8 to configure each 3ware HBA (for a total of four times).

12. After all the 3ware HBA are configured, the Nearchive Base Server or Storage Server

has four 4-drive, RAID 5 arrays and is ready for use.

Setting Up the Nearchive Base Server

Your Nearchive Base Server ships with the Windows 2000 Server operating system, Service

Pack 4, and all the necessary drivers preinstalled. You do not need to perform any

configuration operations on these items.

You do need to configure the Nearchive Base Server for the correct date and time, computer

name, and network properties so it will function properly at your site. To set up the

Nearchive Base Server, you should perform all the operations in the following sections.

Quick Summary

• Accurately set the date, time, and time zone.

• Specify a unique Computer Name by which all Ethernet clients will identify the

Nearchive Base Server.

• Configure a static IP address and, if necessary, a gateway IP address for the Gigabit

Ethernet network adapter.

Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone

You need to correctly set the date, time, time zone, and daylight saving time option on each

Nearchive Base Server.

To set the date, time, time zone, and daylight saving time option on a Nearchive Base

Server:

1. Double-click the time in the taskbar. The Date/Time Properties dialog box opens.

2. Set the date and time using the Date & Time tab.

3. Click the Time Zone tab.

4. Set the time zone for the location of the Nearchive Base Server. By default, Windows

2000 sets the time zone to “(GMT - 8:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada), Tijuana.”